Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announce 2018 nominees

The nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018 were announced Thursday,October 5th.

This year's group includes 19 nominees from all different musical genres.

The nominees include:

Bon Jovi

Kate Bush

The Cars

Depeche Mode

Dire Straits

Eurythmics

J. Geils Band

Judas Priest

LL Cool J

MC5

The Meters

Moody Blues

Radiohead

Rage Against the Machine

Rufus featuring Chaka Khan

Nina Simone

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Link Wray

The Zombies

To be eligible for A nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of induction.Fans can visit www.rockhall.com/vote to cast votes from now to December 5, 2017.

The top five artists selected will be added that will along with the other ballots to pick the 2018 inductees.

Voting will include more than 900 artists, historians and members of the music industry.

The list of 2018 inductees will be announced in December, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2018 Inductions ceremony will be held in Cleveland, Ohio on April 14, 2018.